# civetweb/civetweb

Embedded C/C++ web server

Repository: https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/civetweb
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-01T10:04:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4715, "days_push": 32, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3443, forks 1039 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.151689+00:00)

## What it is
CivetWeb is an easy-to-use, powerful embeddable C/C++ web server with optional CGI, SSL, and Lua support. It can be linked as a library to add web server functionality to an existing application, or run as a standalone single-executable web server on Windows or Linux.

## Use cases
- embed a web server into a C/C++ application
- serve a REST API from a native desktop or embedded program
- run a lightweight standalone web server without installation
- add HTTPS/SSL support to an embedded HTTP server
- handle WebSocket connections from a C++ backend
- use Lua server-side scripting in a small web server

## When to choose
- you need a small, dependency-light HTTP server embedded in C/C++ code
- you want a single-executable web server with no installation
- you need MIT-licensed code for commercial embedding
- you want optional CGI, SSL, or Lua support in a compact server

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured application server or middleware ecosystem
- your stack is Node.js, Python, or another managed runtime with native frameworks
- you need async I/O at massive scale better served by nginx or Envoy
- you require first-class HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, web-framework, websocket
- domain: web-development, backend, embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, c, cpp
- tags: embeddable-web-server, cgi, lua-support, standalone-server, c-cpp, ssl, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- civetweb/civetweb (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.151689+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:37.815120+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.151689+00:00, sha ca3a1876a0b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.